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he is admirably fitted, to enter into that capacity. Dwight Grosvenor is going to teach in Athol. Kate Houghton is teaching in Barre now, (this fall and winter school.) She has been quite fortunate thus far; Heaven grant that she be always. Elizabeth Brown commences her school, the last of this month. Her father is sick & the physician thinks that he will never recover.

   Mary & Sophia are at home this fall. They & their brothers spent the evening here last week. Franklin is quite engaged in politics. I do hear much said about the Loco's, it is the whigs and free soil. Hon. Charles Hudson lectured here a short time time ago & the next week a free-soil man Henry said when they tried to cheer him, some would hiss louder than they would cheer. it ended by giving cheers for Gen. Taylor, they got him so excited that he told more lies than he meant to, he would not allow anyone to take notes of his discourse. I was told Charles Wetherell is a stern advocate for Gen. Taylor & is quite a leader among the whigs.  They say he is paying his (distresses) to Miss Eliza Ross. By the way, I must tell you that Miss Sarah J. Cole is married to a Mr. Going of Boston upon a three weeks acquaintance. There was a cattle show in town last Tuesday. Mr. Willis gave a lecture in the afternoon which was a very eloquent one, I heard your brother say Mr. John Howe's  home was burnt and all its contents to the ground three or four week since.  There was fifty tons of hay or more which was consumed by the devouring element by which Petersham seems destined. It was insured for all it was worth. The engine company rallied out, but could not avail much, on account of the scanty supply of water. The school went to visit Prospect hill, week ago yesterday. We enjoyed it very much, it seemed when we started off very much as it did last fall. I study nothing but mathematics, Grammar & drawing. Lydia the same, except she has Latin. I often wonder, if while engaged in solving the problems in Algebra, whether you have any (pupils) in that branch now or not. or as ugly and contrary as I was last fall. If you have, I